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Monitoring shows plumes of carcinogenic formaldehyde in neighborhoods along Houston’s Ship Channel

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Air pollution monitoring by the Houston Health Department in 2019 and 2020 recorded levels of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen, along the Houston Ship Channel that pose potential health risks to surrounding neighborhoods. — “Formaldehyde Air Pollution in Houston”. parts per billion. Secondary formaldehyde (i.e.,

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Tesla makes quick work of water-polluting leak at Giga Berlin, authorities give all-clear

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Just a few weeks since it was formally opened, Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin was faced with its first potential crisis: a water-polluting liquid leak. But according to experts and the State Environment Agency, there is no danger to the environment as Tesla followed the necessary protocols to ensure that the substance was properly handled.

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Study finds link between sleep apnea and increases in PM2.5, NO2

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Similarly, air pollution has been linked with cerebrovascular disease, cancer and cardiovascular morbidity and overall mortality, attributed in part to an increased systemic inflammatory response to fine particles. According to the Mayo Clinic, sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts.

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American Honda Motor to pay $1.9M in penalties in California for small engine emissions violations

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To resolve the violations, Honda agreed to pay a total settlement of $1,927,800, with $963,900 going to the California Air Pollution Control Fund. The air quality school flag program uses colored flags based on US EPA’s Air Quality Index (AQI) to notify teachers, coaches, students, and others about outdoor air quality conditions.

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New maps give Europeans close-up picture of air pollution from diffuse sources

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New online maps published by the European Commission and the European Environment Agency, in close cooperation with the Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) of the Joint Research Centre, allow citizens to pinpoint the main diffuse sources of air pollution, such as transport and aviation. Click to enlarge.

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Sensor Networks Help Fight Floods and Noise Pollution

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A challenge for New York City's efforts to reduce the negative impacts of street-level flooding and noise pollution has been how to measure these issues effectively. The sensor itself is not going to prevent a neighborhood from flooding," she said. At that point, we realized we needed to collect that data ourselves."

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Study Finds Elevated Ultrafine Particle Pollution Levels Near Regional Airports

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Air pollution may pose an important but largely overlooked health concern for people living near smaller regional airports, according to a new study published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. Aircraft exhaust includes pollutants linked to a variety of health problems. ” Resources. Winer and Suzanne E.

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